As Apple continues to build on its intelligent health features, Canadians will soon have access to a new feature designed to help identify signs of sleep apnea.
Health Canada has now approved and provided a medical device licence for the Sleep Apnea Notification feature on newer models of the Apple Watch.
Apple says this feature will be available to Canadians using Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Ultra 2 with watchOS 11 this fall.
How will sleep apnea alerts work?
Sleep apnea is a dangerous condition that is estimated to affect more than one billion people around the world, but many people remain undiagnosed.
The Breathing Disturbances tool will work in conjunction with the intelligent health features already available to track overnight metrics like heart rate, respiratory rate, and wrist temperature.